James Britton

James Britton

@jamesbritton.bsky.social

Digital marketer for performing arts and freelance projects, WordPress dev, Hibernophile, environmentalist, EV enthusiast, coffee and bread snob.

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One of biggest Purdue University stories this year. Excellent reporting by The Purdue Exponent (independent student paper). CEO of new pharma provider gave PU $20m this year. Recruiter in College of Engineering paying $1K/mo for type 1 diabetes meds, had to move in with his parents to afford it.

purdueexponent.orgPurdue staff speak out after university switches to AffirmedRx, doubling medication costsEarlier this year, Purdue changed its pharmacy benefits manager to AffirmedRx. Now, some employees will have to pay thousands of dollars for life-saving medicines each month after the medications were...

I remember thinking last night “wow, he looks so young and energetic compared to the rest of the cast.” It’s just awful and I hope they weren’t targeted for their advocacy of progressive causes.

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Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.

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New statement from the House Dem leadership on Kimmel: “Brendan Carr, the so-called Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has engaged in the corrupt abuse of power. ... This will not be forgotten.”

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Today we celebrate the strength and resilience of working people everywhere. Nearly 300,000 federal employees have lost their jobs this year not because of necessity, but because of a political agenda. And while people’s lives were destroyed in the name of “saving money,”

Your move, American companies and universities.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.” He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.” Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up. Marriott still has my business.

Shut up and take my money. Phoenix is a brilliant name - the blue bird will rise from the ashes and be stronger than ever 🐦 🐦‍🔥

Watch Fascism unfold in real time as countless government agency websites disappear before our eyes.

WIRED@wired.com

NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A

Anyone suddenly getting Handmaid’s Tale vibes? #Canada #tariffs #Orwell #USAID #HHS

Isaac Bogoch@isaacbogoch.bsky.social

To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 canada.ca/en/public-he...

Live to see them die.

Emily's Curse@emkultra64.com

Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last. Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.